Relations Of Hunger And Poverty In Children With Aggressıon And Violence Behaviors

Year 2015, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 162 - 179, 01.01.2015

Aliye Özenoğlu Gökçe Ünal

Abstract

Juvenile delinquency in the whole world, both in terms of the patterns and results is a major social problem. In turning to crime, child hunger, poverty, unemployment, adverse environmental conditions such as rapidly changing social structure plays an important role. Among the effects of poverty on children’s health due to insufficient nutrition, not only growth and developmental delay, but also emotional and behavioral problems has an important place. Lack of the essential amino acids, fats and micro-nutrients required for normal development and function of the nervous system can cause a number of psychosocial problems such as hyperactivity, restlessness, aggression and substance abuse by affecting adversely the physical and mental development. In this review, we aimed to investigate the effects of hormonal-biochemical-metabolic changes caused by hunger and nutritional deficiencies on brain development, human mood and behavior and to develop possible solutions.

Keywords

Hunger, Nutritional İnsufficiency, Brain Development, Mood, Aggression

Açlık Ve Yoksulluğun Çocuklarda Saldırganlık Ve Şiddet Davranışları İle İlişkisi

Abstract

Çocuk suçluluğu bütün dünyada, hem ortaya çıkış biçimi hem de sonuçları açısından önemli bir sosyal problemdir. Çocuğun suça yönelmesinde açlık, yoksulluk, işsizlik, toplumsal yapının hızla değişmesi gibi olumsuz çevre koşulları önemli rol oynamaktadır. Yoksulluğun çocuk sağlığı üzerindeki etkileri arasında beslenme yetersizliğine bağlı büyüme ve gelişme geriliği kadar, ruhsal ve davranışsal sorunlar da önemli yer tutmaktadır. Sinir sisteminin gelişimi ve normal fonksiyonları için gerekli olan elzem amino asitlerin, yağların, mikro besin maddelerin yetersizliği, fiziksel ve zihinsel gelişimlerini olumsuz yönde etkileyerek hiperaktivite, huzursuzluk, saldırganlık ve madde kötüye kullanımı gibi çok sayıda psikososyal soruna neden olabilmektedir. Bu derlemede, açlık ve beslenme yetersizliğinin yol açtığı hormonal-biyokimyasal-metabolik değişikliklerin beyin gelişimi, duygu durumu ve insan davranışı üzerine etkilerinin araştırılması ve olası çözüm önerilerinin geliştirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.

Keywords

Açlık, Beslenme Yetersizliği, Beyin Gelişimi, Duygu Durumu, Saldırganlık

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